Just DL'd evaluation copy of Sequent.
Loaded as VST in Reaper. It's seems to be receiving MIDI since the patterns change on keyboard input.
Default "Amen" pattern is loaded, there is a pattern on "C" but when I hit C, no sound!
Maybe the MIDI keys are just pattern switchers.. in which case, how do you make it play? There's no play button, and starting transport in Reaper doesn't do anything.
Can anyone solve the mystery for me?
[just to state the obvious, it's nothing to do with my DAW settings, track is armed and monitoring, any other VST on the same track produces sound]
Sequent - am I missing something obvious?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 254 posts since 31 Oct, 2021
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- KVRian
- 1325 posts since 17 Aug, 2012 from Old Zealand
Sequent is an Fx. You have to feed it some sound.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 254 posts since 31 Oct, 2021
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- KVRAF
- 2682 posts since 25 Aug, 2003 from Bournemouth, UK
As an aside, I'm on the cusp of releasing the Sequent 2 update. I'll be doing the builds tomorrow morning and sending links to all who've asked. If you want in, just let me know which platform you're using, and I'll sort you out too. Thanks.
Architect, the modular MIDI toolkit, beta now available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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- KVRAF
- 1684 posts since 29 Sep, 2013
Thanks Colin!colin@loomer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:43 pm ...
If you want in, just let me know which platform you're using, and I'll sort you out too. Thanks.
macOS Monterey - M1 (with Sequent's license)
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- KVRAF
- 1894 posts since 12 Mar, 2004
Thought you had given up on this, great stuff, thanks for the release.colin@loomer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:43 pm As an aside, I'm on the cusp of releasing the Sequent 2 update. I'll be doing the builds tomorrow morning and sending links to all who've asked. If you want in, just let me know which platform you're using, and I'll sort you out too. Thanks.
Duh
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- KVRist
- 58 posts since 25 Sep, 2018
Is Sequent 2 compatible with first version? I mean, if I install Sequent 2, will it replace Sequent 1 VSTs in projects? I'm using Bitwig Studio.
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- KVRist
- 58 posts since 25 Sep, 2018
And does it sound the same? I need the same information for Loomer String.
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- KVRAF
- 2682 posts since 25 Aug, 2003 from Bournemouth, UK
Hello Xphorm.
Installing the plug-ins should overwrite the previous versions. They use the same plug-in ids and names, and so can't really co-exist on a machine, but there is no reason for them to co-exist as they sound identical and have 100% backwards compatibility.
But, there is a small caveat here: Sequent opens older presets in a backwards compatible mode, which has 100% automation compatibility, but misses some of the improved parameter ranges added in Sequent 2. You can upgrade presets with the button on the toolbar, but one saved with the new state you can't go back to v1 compatibility. You can, if need be, still create new presets in the v1 format using the "initial-v1" factory preset.
Installing the plug-ins should overwrite the previous versions. They use the same plug-in ids and names, and so can't really co-exist on a machine, but there is no reason for them to co-exist as they sound identical and have 100% backwards compatibility.
But, there is a small caveat here: Sequent opens older presets in a backwards compatible mode, which has 100% automation compatibility, but misses some of the improved parameter ranges added in Sequent 2. You can upgrade presets with the button on the toolbar, but one saved with the new state you can't go back to v1 compatibility. You can, if need be, still create new presets in the v1 format using the "initial-v1" factory preset.
Architect, the modular MIDI toolkit, beta now available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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- KVRist
- 58 posts since 25 Sep, 2018
Thank you very much for your kind reply.
Here are my findings, I tried to replace old VST with new ones:
I definitely have problem with Sequent: the new Sequent version (in Trial mode) did not load custom VST parameters given by DAW, but it just loaded Amen This preset. Thing is that when I change the preset to Acid Filter, tracks sounds almost the same as before with old Sequent, so I guess that I just slightly modified Acid Filter but somehow those tweaked parameters did not load in new version, and Amen This was loaded.
Is there any thing that I can do to fix it? Also, old versions seem to be crashing on Apple M1, any way I can fix those crashes?
Here are my findings, I tried to replace old VST with new ones:
I definitely have problem with Sequent: the new Sequent version (in Trial mode) did not load custom VST parameters given by DAW, but it just loaded Amen This preset. Thing is that when I change the preset to Acid Filter, tracks sounds almost the same as before with old Sequent, so I guess that I just slightly modified Acid Filter but somehow those tweaked parameters did not load in new version, and Amen This was loaded.
Is there any thing that I can do to fix it? Also, old versions seem to be crashing on Apple M1, any way I can fix those crashes?
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- KVRAF
- 2682 posts since 25 Aug, 2003 from Bournemouth, UK
The trial version does not restore presets, so that explains why the state isn't restored. It will allow you to save any changes you make, but you need to have the product registered in order to reload the preset state.
Architect, the modular MIDI toolkit, beta now available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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- KVRist
- 58 posts since 25 Sep, 2018
Thank you, think I'm going to purchase it then. Track is too precious to get changed even a little bit 
